Plattegrond en fragmenten uit graftombe bij Vigna Casali
c. 1756 - c. 1757
Medium
etching
Dimensions
378; 45; 508; 510
About this artwork
height 378 mm x width 508 mm x height 45 mm x width 510 mm
Art Historical Context
Giovanni Battista Piranesi'sPlattegrond en fragmenten graftombe bij Vignaali* (c. 1756–1757) is a captivating etching measuring 378 mm high by 508 mm wide, showcasing the artist's meticulous documentation of ancient Roman ruins. This work depicts a floor plan alongside architectural fragments from a tomb nearigna Casali, a estate on Rome's Via Appia. Piranesi, a Venetian-born master of vedutismo—the precise yet dramatic depiction of views—created this as part of his expansive series *Le Antichità Romane*, aimed at preserving the grandeur of Rome's buried past amid 18th-century urban sprawl. P...
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was an Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian whose visionary etchings of Rome and imaginary prisons revolutionized architectural representation and profoundly influenced both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Piranesi stands as one of the most important printmakers of the eighteenth century, fundamentally shaping European perceptions of ancient Rome an...